Coalition parties fare poorly in Galicia, Basque elections
► Unidas Podemos shocker loss of 14 seats in Galician regional parliament ► PSOE has lackluster showing, to remain as PNV’s coalition…
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Left parties vie for ‘green vote’ in upcoming elections
► PSOE pledges ‘New Green Deal’, Podemos wants state-run renewables utility ►Más País calls for environmental sustainability inclusion in Spain’s Constitution It…
It’s crunch time: new gov’t or new elections for Spain?
► Felipe VI finalizes talks today with party leaders over forming new gov’t ► Failure of Socialists to garner support will trigger…
Podemos reshuffles leadership after elections debacle
► Pablo Iglesias ignores calls for party congress to decide Podemos future ► Remix comes as party to begin talks with PSOE…
PSOE big winner of elections, but Left loses in Madrid
► Socialists win most votes in 10 of 12 regional elections contested Sunday ► PSOE also wins 33pct of Euro Parliament vote…
Valencia elections gambit may pay off for Socialists
The Socialist party in Spain’ Valencian community is on track to win the most votes in upcoming regional elections on 28th April…
Right to die with dignity erupts into elections campaign
The arrest of a 70-year-old Madrid man for illegally having assisted in the death of his 61-year-old terminally ill wife has thrust…
PACMA bullfight protest in Sevilla in run-up to elections
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has called its annual protest…
Pensions enter elections debate as PSOE, PP trade barbs
The debate over the pending reform of Spain’s public pensions system hit the campaign trail at the weekend, after Spanish President Pedro…
Polls give PSOE slim advantage in upcoming elections
A survey of recent voter opinion polls published at the weekend in the national newspaper Público gives a slim advantage in upcoming…
Ximo Puig calls early Valencia elections for 28th April
Valencian President Ximo Puig on Monday announced the first snap elections for the regional autonomous community since Spain’s return to democracy four…
Sánchez calls early national elections for 28th April
President Pedro Sánchez on Friday announced he will dissolve Spain’s Congress as of 5th March to make way for new national elections…
Budget defeated, all eyes on Sánchez for early elections
The Spanish government’s 2019 federal budget proposal was defeated in Congress on Wednesday by a vote of 191 to 158 with one…
Sánchez gov’t opens door to early elections in 2019
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez has opened the door to the possibility of early general elections next year after saying Friday that his…
Pedro Sánchez: snap elections or play the long game?
Following the formal indictment of 22 Catalan independence leaders Friday on charges related to the northeast region’s October 2017 illegal independence referendum…
PACMA to defend animal rights in Andalucía elections
Spain’s PACMA animal-rights party has announced its slate of candidates for 2nd December regional elections in Andalucía, saying the party is campaigning…
Early Andalucia balloting to set stage for 2019 elections
Andalucian President Susana Díaz announced Monday that Spain’s southernmost region will hold early elections the first week of December, moving forward the…
Is Catalonia heading toward new regional elections?
After a strategy meeting Wednesday in Brussels with legislators of his Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) movement, former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has…
What’s next for Catalonia following regional elections?
► Deputies must select a new President, or face a re-run of regional elections ► What happens now that Catalans have voted…
Surveys show ‘dead heat’ in Catalan regional elections
► Failure of either bloc to win majority of seats could lead to hung parliament ► The four most recent surveys of…
Sánchez scores big comeback win in Socialist elections
• Ousted party leader relies on Socialist bases to win 50.2% absolute majority • Sánchez beat rival Díaz in all regions but…
PP buoyed, PSOE hurt by Galician, Basque elections
• Rajoy protégé Feijóo’s victory in Galicia seen as boon to national PP prospects • Poor Socialist showing in both regions undermine…
26-J Elections: Making sense of the latest voter polls
• PP seen to place first again, while Podemos supplants PSOE in second place • Analysts cite generational demographics behind transformed political…
#VIDEO: Podemos film debut in run-up to elections
• New documentary follows Podemos from inception to Congress in 15 months • Director says timing coincidental, not intended to influence upcoming…
Socialists gird for fight of their lives in 26-J elections
• Socialists say campaign will focus on ousting conservative PP government • Spokesman raps Podemos for leftward shift, ‘obsession’ with surpassing PSOE…
Voter surveys at odds over outcome of new elections
• Abstentionism projected to help Rajoy’s PP win elections with 29% of vote • Polls differ on whether Podemos-IU pact could relegate…
Conciliation vs. intransigence: Polls show voter shift to United Left, Ciudadanos as new elections loom
• IU could recapture seats from Podemos, Ciudadanos net 20 more Deputies • As Spain’s politial parties continue to seek a negotiated…
Socialists say Podemos’ decline in polls, unstable electoral alliances could deter new elections in June
• Ciudadanos increase favorable ratings following first investiture debates • The Socialist party (PSOE) believes declining poll numbers for Podemos combined with…
Podemos’ anti-capitalist faction pressures Iglesias to break contact with Socialists, force new elections
• Pressure from Iglesias’ left as turmoil rocks Podemos’ Madrid party • The anti-capitalist faction of anti-austerity party Podemos has called on…
Sánchez to call on parties to drop objections, support candidacy to avoid new general elections
• PSOE leader’s speech today kicks off investiture debate, voting in Congress • In a speech this afternoon opening debate on his…
Podemos central committee opts for four new primary elections to restore order at regional level
• Power void in regions after clash over Pablo Iglesias’ central leadership • The national Coordinating Council of new-left, anti-austerity party Podemos…